Lid for washing machines



Dec. 22, 1942. T. R. SMITH LID FOR WASHING MACHINES Filed April 3, 1940 A\\\ nanny/ INVENTIOR. nzaSZWM q- TI Patented Dec. 22, 1942 2,306,232 LID FOR WASHING MACHINES Thomas R. Smith, Newton,

Maytag Company, Newton,

oi Delaware Iowa, assignor to The Iowa, a corporation Application April 3, 1940, Serial No. 327,665

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to washing machines and especially to a lid or cover for the washing machine tub so constructed and mounted upon the tub that when the lid is opened, it forms a receptacle for the clothes and any wash water collected therein is automatically and quickly drained back into the tub.

In the disclosed embodiment, the lid or cover is hinged or pivotally mounted upon the tub in such manner that the hinge members on the lid form drains for the return to the tub of any wash water collecting in the lid. The mounting of the lid and the contour of the upper edge 01 the tub combine to retain the lid, when in open position, at an inclinationsumcient to drain the wash water by gravity back into the tub, and the lid being so dished as to form a relatively deep receptacle for receiving the clothes as they are removed from the tub and preventing any collected wash water from spilling or draining onto the floor.

Further objects are to provide a construction of maximum simplicity, efiiciency, economy and ease of assembly and operation, and such further objects, advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear and are inherently possessed thereby.

The invention further resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and while I have shown therein a preferred embodiment, it

is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification and change, and comprehends other details, arrangements of parts, features and constructions without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing: 7

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a washing machine equipped with my novel cover.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the washing machine with the cover or lid in open position.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in vertical cross section through the tub and cover taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in vertical cross section through the. cover and tub when the cover is in closed position, the section being taken through the hand grip.

Referring to the disclosure in the drawing, the invention is shown as embodied in a washing machine I having a tub 2 and wringer 3 swingably mounted above the tub upona support 6. Within the tub is mounted a washing element 5 such asan agitator or liquid ,impeller. At its upper edge, the tub is provided with a crown or rim 6 having downwardly and inwardly projecting cured.to the crown as by flanges 1 forming a substantially rectangular opening 8 for the reception and removal of clothes and wash water, as well as for the removal and replacement of the agitator, when necessary or desirable. The flanges of the crown or rim all converge or slope toward the central opening so as to drain back into the tub.

The lid or cover 9 is of such dimensions as to form a complete closure for the opening, with the top surface insubstantially the same plane as the upper surface of the crown, as will be evident from Fig. 4. When the cover or lid is opened as in Figs. 2 and 3, it forms a dished receptable for receiving clothes. In this open position, the dished cover is supported by or rests upon the upper edge of the crown 6 adjacent the pivotal mounting, and is inclined toward the central opening so as to automatically drain back into the tub any wash water which may collect in the lid or cover.

In order to completely drain back all collected liquid or wash water, the a novel pivotal or hinged mounting for the lid. This mounting comprises a pair lugs or hinge members l0 and .II suitably semeans of threaded studs or bolts 12, and hinge members l3 projecting from the adjacent edge of the cover. bers or ears l0 and H are each provided with a projection or stud l4 adapted to be received in an opening in the hinge members I3 and upon which the lid is journalled. Each hinge member or projecting ear I3 is channeled at l5 for draining 01f the liquid collected in the dished lid. Due to the inclination of the lid and channels l5 (see Fig. 3), all wash water will be quickly drained back into the tub by gravity.

Having thus disclosed the invention, I claim:

In a washing machine, a tub having a crown portion at its upper edge sloping inwardly to provide an opening and a peripheral raised edge, a lid pivotally mounted on the crown portion inwardly of the peripheral edge and when in open position resting on the raised edge so that the lid slopes toward the opening, coacting hinge elements including upstanding lugs mounted on the crown portion each provided with a laterally projecting stud, and ears projecting from the lid and provided with a-channel and an opening in a side wall thereof to receive a stud, said lid being dished to provide a receptacle for clothes when in open position and the channels providing an uninterrupted passage from the dished lid for draining water collected in the dished lid back into the tub.

THOMAS R. SMITH.

invention comprehends of upstanding The hinge mem- 

